The Moral Principles on which Medical Faculty Students at the University of Jordan Depend to Identify Moral Issues and to What Extend such Principles are Influenced by Gender, Study Level, and Nature of Science Understanding Level
Talal Al-Zou'bi,
mkmss1977@yahoo.com
Received : 04-06-2007 , Accepted : 04-08-2008
Language: Arabic
Abstract
This study aimed at examining the moral principles on which Medical Faculty students at the University Of Jordan depend to identify moral issues and to what extend such principles are influenced by gender, study level, and nature of science understanding level. The sample of the study consists of (40) male and female students, (20) of them were first-year medicine students, the other (20) fourth year. The tools of the study were represented by the nature of science understanding test, and moral principles test. After applying the two tests and for answering the questions of the study, means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages were counted. (2) and (MANOVA) were used. The results showed :That the humanitarian principles (33.8%), the religious principles (30.4%), the autonomy principles (19.6%), the social principles (9.2%), while the beneficial principles was (7.0%). As the results show there were no statistically significant differences between the results of students’ responses on examining moral principles attributed to students’ gender, study level, or nature of science understanding level. The study recommended: reconsidering the moral issues in teaching students of medicine, because it is very important to improve the positive attitudes towards science, and to develop critical analytical moral thinking. The study also recommended conducting similar studies on other students from other levels and specializations.
http://www.najah.edu/index.php?page=2150&l=en&extra=%26id%3D460
Talal Al-Zou'bi,
mkmss1977@yahoo.com
Received : 04-06-2007 , Accepted : 04-08-2008
Language: Arabic
Abstract
This study aimed at examining the moral principles on which Medical Faculty students at the University Of Jordan depend to identify moral issues and to what extend such principles are influenced by gender, study level, and nature of science understanding level. The sample of the study consists of (40) male and female students, (20) of them were first-year medicine students, the other (20) fourth year. The tools of the study were represented by the nature of science understanding test, and moral principles test. After applying the two tests and for answering the questions of the study, means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentages were counted. (2) and (MANOVA) were used. The results showed :That the humanitarian principles (33.8%), the religious principles (30.4%), the autonomy principles (19.6%), the social principles (9.2%), while the beneficial principles was (7.0%). As the results show there were no statistically significant differences between the results of students’ responses on examining moral principles attributed to students’ gender, study level, or nature of science understanding level. The study recommended: reconsidering the moral issues in teaching students of medicine, because it is very important to improve the positive attitudes towards science, and to develop critical analytical moral thinking. The study also recommended conducting similar studies on other students from other levels and specializations.
http://www.najah.edu/index.php?page=2150&l=en&extra=%26id%3D460
